Categories: News Stories

Where in pre-colonial Africa are African Americans from (estimates)?

Where in pre-colonial Africa are African Americans from?

CLICK TO ENLARGE    Slave Trade Map
Bentley/Ziegler. Traditiona and Encounters: A Global Perspevtive on the Past.NY, McGraw Hill.

A) Senegambia-15% (coast between present day Senegal and Gambia)

B) Sierra Leone/Winward Coast-16% (most of present day Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)

C) Gold Coast-13% (most of present day Ghana)

D) Bight of Benin-5% (Togo, Benin, and southwestern Nigeria)

E) Bight of Biafra-24% (most of present day Nigeria and Cameroon)

F) West Central Africa-26% (present day Congo, Zaire, Angola, Namibia)

G) Mozambique–Madagascar -2% (Swahili States/Southeast Africa – not included in below map)

BlackDemographics.com is currently working on project to outline African American origins to help us get a better understanding of our history before the trans-Atlantic slave trade. So far we have a list of the regions, some of the major ethnic groups in those regions, and many of the empires and kingdoms that existed in West and Central-West Africa. Soon to add more specifics such as governments, economies, social/family structures, religions, etc. Please take a look at the page and feel free to send feedback suggestions and credible sources. Remember, this is a work in progress and most link on the page point to encyclopedia and Wikipedia until more information is verified.

See link for more details

Share

Recent Posts

Data Chart: Power of Black Business in 1944

During World War II, black-owned businesses in the United States faced significant challenges due to…

1 month ago

DATA CHART: Black Homicides from Reagan to Biden

In the Reagan era, there was a significant surge in the volume of cocaine entering…

2 months ago

Black Unemployment Hits Record Low | More Blacks in the Labor force than American Avg.

Black Unemployment Rate March 2023: 5.0%down from Febuary (5.7%). U.S. unemployment rate: 3.5% Historic Low…

2 months ago

Data Chart: African Americans still the Largest Group Targeted by Hate Crimes

In our most recent analysis, we examined hate crime data from the Federal Bureau of…

3 months ago

DATA CHART: African American Income from Truman to Trump (1948-2021)

NOTE: an earlier version of this article incorrectly listed this data as Household income. Corrections…

8 months ago

Black Women on Closing the Education Gap

In 2021, a higher percentage of African American women (33%) were enrolled in college compared…

8 months ago

This website uses cookies.